Update: new provisional manuscript cancel has been reported by Martin Bechstedt Joniškis is a town 40 km north of Šiauliai. Situated as it is on communication links to Riga, it was significant militarily in both 1915 and 1919. In World War … [Read more...] about Joniškis 1919
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Kazlų Rūda 1919 – 1922
Kazlų Rūda is a township and a railway junction ca. 35 km south-west of Kaunas. In World War One, Kazlų Rūda was taken by German infantry during their preparations to storm the fortress of Kaunas, which fell on August 18, 1915. … [Read more...] about Kazlų Rūda 1919 – 1922
Krakiai (later Krakės) 1919-1922
Krakiai, ca. 1926 renamed Krakės, is a township 18 km north-west of Kėdainiai. In World War one it was briefly touched by German reco cavalry (3. Kavallerie-Division) during the first battle of Šiauliai on May 6, 1915 and was secured during … [Read more...] about Krakiai (later Krakės) 1919-1922
Subačius 1919-1923
Subačius is a town in Aukštaitija, ca. 30 km east of Panevėžys, with a railway station on the line to Daugavpils (Dvinsk, Dünaburg). In World War One, during the battle of Kupiškis, it was taken by 78. Reserve-Division on August 2, … [Read more...] about Subačius 1919-1923
Židikai 1919-1921
The township Židikai (Zhidiki, Schidiki) lies ca. 20 km west of Mažeikiai. When the German advance into Žemaitija and Courland began on April 27, 1915, Židikai was bypassed except for a reco detachment. After the German withdrawal from Russia at the … [Read more...] about Židikai 1919-1921